Polemoniaceae
Annual polemonium
Polemonium micranthum
- Family
- Polemoniaceae
- Genus
- Polemonium
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Common names
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- English
- Annual polemonium
Synonyms
- Gilia arcuata Hieron.
- Gilia diffusa Phil.
- Gilia diffusa Congdon
- Gilia gayana Wedd.
- Gilia johowii F.Meigen
- Navarretia diffusa (Phil.) Kuntze
- Navarretia gayana Kuntze
- Polemoniella antarctica A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.
- Polemoniella antarctica f. arcuata (Hieron.) Wherry
- Polemoniella antarctica f. diffusa (Phil.) Wherry
- Polemoniella antarctica f. gayana (Wedd.) Wherry
- Polemoniella antarctica f. johowii (F.Meigen) Wherry
- Polemoniella antarctica f. typica Wherry
- Polemoniella antarctica f. violascens (Brand) Wherry
- Polemoniella gayanum A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.
- Polemoniella micrantha (Benth.) A.Heller
- Polemonium antarcticum Griseb.
- Polemonium gayanum Brand
- Polemonium gayanum var. violascens Brand
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.